CEE Board Member, Annamaria Lusardi, Integral on PISA Results

Last month, the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) presented the highly anticipated results of a worldwide study on financial literacy education, thanks in large part to the efforts of CEE Board Member Annamaria Lusardi. PISA tested 15-year-old students from 18 countries, comparing financial literacy performance on a global scale to help identify effective national strategies and best practices. Click here to see presentation and discussion of its key findings.

Despite modest progress in implementing financial education over the past few years, American students performed squarely in the middle of the pack, far behind nations like China and and Belgium. But on the bright side, these results have helped shine a spotlight on the need for improvement: Associated Press and others have cited data from the Survey of the States as an important indicator and benchmark for progress. Click here to view some of the highlights.